Meaning of tenderqueer | Babel Free

Definitions

An LGBT+ person with a gentle, sensitive, openly emotional disposition, particularly when cultivated as an insincere or self-serving affectation.

derogatory, often, slang

Examples

“Carrying your comfort with you is protection for the sweetly sensitive bull. You're a tenderqueer of few words, and you always make⟳ them count⟳.”

“Sad Boi extraordinaire, reproductive justice fighter and unabashed tenderqueer—Fallon Simard is a rare voice within Indigenous art.”

“Tenderqueers are especially adept at using the watery language of therapy as a means to get⟳ out of most things. They’ll ghost you for three weeks then, when you call⟳ them out on it, will reply⟳ something like⟳, “Your negative energy is affecting my ability to heal from past life trauma.””

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